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JURIST
MAY 25, 2023
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed a bill into law Thursday banning most abortions in the state after 6 weeks. The bill passed South Carolina’s Senate on Tuesday after defeating five senators’—all women— filibuster to block its passage.
JURIST
JULY 27, 2022
A South Carolina judge Tuesday declined to overturn the state’s Fetal Heartbeat Law , which bans abortions after six weeks. The judge also granted the state’s request to send the case directly to the South Carolina Supreme Court. The challenge will now head to the state Supreme Court.
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JURIST
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed a bill on Thursday that prohibits an abortion if a physician detects a fetal heartbeat. The bill will only take effect if the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. The General Assembly passed the South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act with a 79-35 vote.
JonathanTurley
JULY 24, 2022
The South Carolina legislature is moving to enact a new law with deeply troubling free speech implications. In my view, the law violates the First Amendment and should be scuttled by the legislature. Otherwise, it would likely be struck down by the courts. Following the Jackson Women’s Health Organization v.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 11, 2023
Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. The Supreme Court will be considering a total of 202 petitions and applications at Thursday’s conference. The Supreme Court called for the views of the solicitor general. A divided panel of the U.S.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 15, 2023
Share The court will hear oral argument next term in a challenge to the congressional redistricting plan that South Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature enacted in the wake of the 2020 census. The legislators appealed to the Supreme Court. The justices added Alexander v. Relying on 5 U.S.C.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 24, 2023
Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. Back in January, we noted that the Supreme Court had relisted five petitions challenging the constitutionality of the controversial practice of acquitted-conduct sentencing.
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